The Knoch School Board is considering a tax increase as part of the budget for the 2024-25 school year. During the Wednesday night school board meeting, board members approved a preliminary... Read more
The deadline to register for the upcoming Can-Am Police Fire Games this summer is looming. Organizers are asking for first-responders to sign up for events by tomorrow. They are specifically... Read more
The former Grace Youth and Family Foundation building has officially reopened as The Center on Center and will serve as a recovery community organization. The Center will look to foster toge... Read more
The Pennsylvania Senate is proposing an income tax cut for state residents. The Republican-led Senate passed the bill earlier this week that would take the state income tax from 3.07 percent... Read more
The Mars Area School Board has extended the contracts of a couple top administrators. By a vote of 8-0, the board approved a new three year contract with Superintendent Dr. Mark Gross to beg... Read more
A construction worker was seriously injured Wednesday morning at a work site in Center Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just after 9:30 a.m. for a worker who had bee... Read more
One man was taken to the hospital after a crash Wednesday morning in Connoquenessing Township. The accident happened just before 6:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Eagle Mill Road. Details are no... Read more
Strong storms rolled into Butler County overnight, but it appears that the damage was minor. Despite surrounding areas and counties receiving tornado and flood warnings, Butler County’s 911... Read more
A neighborhood in Cranberry Township is taking steps to ensure safety and slower moving traffic. The Cranberry Heights Homeowners Association proposed a permanent radar speed sign in their n... Read more
A motorist is recovering following an accident last week in neighboring Mercer County. According to Grove City Police, officers were called out to a crash near the intersection of East Main... Read more
An amendment in a bill that passed the U.S. House yesterday would fully repeal a Department of Energy rule that threatened the future of Cleveland Cliffs Butler Works plant. Congressman Mike... Read more
Caregivers and those interested in learning more about dementia are invited to an upcoming gathering in Saxonburg. A meeting of the Dementia Caregivers Support Group is planned for 6 to 7 p.... Read more
An online event scheduled for later this week will provide information for those starting a small orchard or growing berry plants. Penn State Extension is offering a free webinar on Thursday... Read more
Local kids will have another opportunity to continue reading into the summer with a new initiative at a Butler Area School District school. A Little Free Library box has been added to the Ce... Read more
Adams Township and Mars Borough are joining forces with NASA for a new education center in downtown Mars. Our news partners WPXI-TV report that the former Mars Bank and now NexTier Bank faci... Read more
Progress continues on a Butler Township recreation facility in the Pullman Business Park. Monday night the Township Commissioners provided an update on the mostly complete large blue turf fi... Read more
A local convenience store was the seller of a large winning lottery ticket on Monday. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, a Powerball ticket with Powerplay was purchased at the University... Read more
There are still a few spots left in the first-ever EMS Academy class at Butler County Community College. The program was designed to offer paid training and certification to those interested... Read more
A bill that will restrict access to the drug Xylazine also known as tranq will head to Governor Josh Shapiro’s desk after passing in the house and senate. After passing in the state senate b... Read more
A newly proposed bill in the Pennsylvania house looks to close loopholes on child safety in trucks. Currently there is a loophole in state law that says larger trucks such as classes III, IV... Read more
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